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Jeremy

Boy

Origin of the name

Jeremy is the English form of Jeremiah, the name of one of the great prophets of the Bible.

Short-lived name

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The high point came in 1977, with 21,610 births and the No. 15 spot that year. The trend faded fast: today's pace is 94% below the peak. Latest ranking, 2025: No. 292. 34% of all babies named Jeremy since 1880 were born in the 1980s.
446,425births since 1880
1970sgeneration
No. 15rank at its peak, in 1977

Where babies named Jeremy are born

1977

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The darker the blue, the more common Jeremy is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Jeremy is most common in Alaska (1.7 times), Wyoming (1.6) and Vermont (1.5), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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Names from the same era

Jesse · Jason · Bradley · Shawn · Chad · Adam

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